Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat
Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (Nanonycteris veldkampii) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is the only species within the genus Nanonycteris. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist, mangrove and montane forests, and savanna.
| Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Nanonycteris Matschie, 1899 |
| Species: | N. veldkampii |
| Binomial name | |
| Nanonycteris veldkampii (Jentink, 1888) | |
| Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat range | |
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